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A woman who was fined £1,000 after being found guilty of a “racially aggravated offence” has had her sentence quashed after appeal judges said they had “difficulty” in comprehending why she was prosecuted in the first place. The Criminal Appeal Court admonished the appellant after observing

Bulls’ sperm valued at nearly £50,000 has been stolen from a US farm. Vials and canisters of semen were taken during a burglary at a farm in southern Minnesota.

A man who drove a seriously intoxicated woman to A&E where he told a nurse that he had also been drinking and taking drugs and admitted to police officers that he had driven to the hospital has lost an appeal against his conviction for drink-driving. It was argued on behalf of the appellant that

Judges will need to look at claims jurors have unlawfully searched for information on their trials online under new laws that have come into force. New criminal offences of researching details of a case, sharing these details and disclosing details of jurors’ deliberations online have been created

Lou Andreozzi A new web domain exclusively for the legal sector is accepting applications of interest.

Sir Crispin Agnew QC A 15-year struggle for disabled access to a Highlands churchyard could be on the brink of success, thanks in part to the Faculty of Advocate’s pro bono service.

Derek Adamson The Scottish bill to recover medical costs for asbestos diseases will lead to over-burdening costs on compensators as well as delays to the claims process and will do little or nothing to improve the overall care services for asbestos victims, DWF has said.

James Chalmers Professor James Chalmers discusses the curious case of RR v HM Advocate HCJAC 34, summarised here.

Lord Carloway The lord justice clerk has attacked the UK Supreme Court, calling it remote and “far removed” from the realities of Scots law.

A 92-year-old woman saved her 75-year-old friend from a mugger by ramming into him with her mobility scooter. Eileen Mason and Margaret Seabrook were returning from their lunch club meeting in Swindon, Wiltshire, when a man appeared from behind a fence.

Two Celtic supporters who claimed their human rights had been breached after they were convicted under legislation designed to tackle football-related sectarianism for singing a pro-IRA and INLA song during a match have lost their appeal. The Criminal Appeal Court was asked to consider whether the a

The Labour peer and former barrister Greville Janner QC, Lord Janner of Braunstone will not be charged for the second time in relation to charges of alleged historical child sex abuse owing to his poor health, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said. Abuse victims have said the establishment ha

The University of Strathclyde Mooting Society has won the annual Sheriff's Cup Moot – a one-off moot between Strathclyde and Glasgow universities. Strathclyde’s team, comprising Clara Smeaton andDrew Long won the title back from Glasgow this week.

Lord Prosser

Family rights charity Families Need Fathers (FNF)Scotland has announced significant funding support confirmed for 2015-16 and beyond. The Scottish Government is providing strategic partnership grants totalling £25,000 for 2015-16 for FNF Scotland’s core work of providing information and support t